Microsoft Certification exam
Microsoft Certification can take you from the start of your career to its pinnacle.
Certification can increase your visibility, differentiate you from your peers, and validate your knowledge and skills.
- The number of questions on an exam is subject to change as we update it over time to keep current changes in the technology and job role.
- Most Microsoft Certification exams contain between 40-60 questions; however, the number can vary depending on the exam.
- To protect exam security and the value of our certifications, we do not identify exam formats or question types before the exam.
- Microsoft continually introduces innovative testing technologies and question types and reserves the right to incorporate either into exams at any time without advance notice.
- The exam may contain any of the following questions samples:
Type | Details | Video & Time |
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Active screen | This tutorial demonstrates how the Active Screen question type works including how to select answers. | 0:44 |
Best answer | This tutorial shows the Best Answer question type and how to select an answer. | 0:20 |
Build list | This tutorial demonstrates how the Build List question type works including how to select and order answers. | 0:45 |
Case studies | This tutorial demonstrates how to navigate through a Case Study question type. | 1:13 |
Drag and drop | This tutorial demonstrates how the Drag and Drop question type works including how to select answers. | 0:37 |
Hot area | This tutorial demonstrates how the Hot Area question type works including how to select answers. | 0:17 |
Multiple choice | This tutorial shows the Multiple Choice question type and how to select an answer or answers. | 0:37 |
Repeated answer choices | This tutorial shows the Repeated Answers question type and how to select an answer. | 0:20 |
Short answer | This tutorial demonstrates how the Short Answer question type works including how to provide an answer response. | 0:29 |
Mark review | This tutorial demonstrates how the Short Answer question type works including how to provide an answer response. | 0:33 |
Review screen | This tutorial demonstrates how to navigate through a Review Screen including how to review questions by filtering on categories. | 1:36 |
Labs | This tutorial demonstrates how to execute pratical lab. | 2:58 |
Exam time varies based on the type of exam you take.
Exam type | Exam time* | Seat time* |
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Associate and expert job role exams | 150 minutes | 180 minutes |
Job role fundamentals exams | 60 minutes | 90 minutes |
Associate and expert job role exams that contain labs | 180 minutes | 210 minutes |
MTA exams delivered by Certiport | 45 minutes | 50 minutes |
MTA exams delivered by Pearson VUE | 45 minutes | 80 minutes |
Dynamics exams with (with MB#-nnn numbering) | 120 minutes | 150 minutes |
All other 70-nnn exams | 150 minutes | 180 minutes |
MCSA exams | 120 minutes | 150 minutes |
MCSE exams | 150 minutes | 180 minutes |
*Note Exam time refers to the amount of time that you have to complete the exam. Seat time refers to the amount of time that you should allocate for the exam. It includes the time needed to review the instructions, read and accept the NDA, complete the exam questions, and provide comments after completing it (if you choose to do so).
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